you've got bill clinton going into minnesota, you've got barack obama and the republicans spending money in pennsylvania, and you have the republicans back on the defense in north carolina with a poll there. do you see any trends that we're missing? >> no, i think you're right. i think it's the drifting back and forth without any real purpose. the voters are back and forth on this. and people, of course, in the middle are back and forth. i think there's been one major event in this general election season, and that was the first debate which the president lost. and ever since then, it's almost been like newton's law of physics, it keeps in motion until operated by outside force. this weather condition situation, we don't know which way it's going to go, but it does, in fact, create a possible new force in this election. the president acting as president. so, look, the only thing he can do if he's smart is think about nothing else but being president for three days and hopes he'll get the breaks in terms of the election. >> mark haleprin, i would actually agree with that. there is this ne